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Mixed Middle East Messages

People try to rescue survivors at the scene of a building that collapsed after an Israeli attack, August 7, 2006 in Beirut, Lebanon. The evening target was the closest yet Israeli has come to targeting the center of Beirut.
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People try to rescue survivors at the scene of a building that collapsed after an Israeli attack, August 7, 2006 in Beirut, Lebanon. The evening target was the closest yet Israeli has come to targeting the center of Beirut.

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Philip Reeves is an award-winning international correspondent covering South America. Previously, he served as NPR's correspondent covering Pakistan, Afghanistan, and India.